Africa Faces Public Sector Crisis as Calls for Urgent Debt Relief Intensify

Updated By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1223 EAT on Monday 13 October 2025 More than 30 prominent economists, former finance ministers, and a central bank governor have issued a strong call for immediate debt relief for low- and middle-income countries, warning that rising debt repayments are crippling governments’ ability to fund essential public services….

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Museveni Pushes for Higher Tax Collection, Sets 20% Target for URA

Updated By Faith Barbara N Ruhinda at 1208 EAT on Monday 13 October 2025 President Yoweri Museveni has called on the Uganda Revenue Authority (URA) to increase the country’s tax-to-GDP ratio from the current 14 percent to at least 20 percent, emphasizing the need to reduce reliance on external borrowing and donor funding. Speaking at…

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VIDEO- Sudan is Destroyed because of Politics of Identity- Museveni

By Dr. Kivumbi Earnest Benjamin, L. H. D. (Hon) Speaking at the Afro-Arab Congress in Munyonyo, Ugandan President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni described Africa as “underpopulated,” noting that its 1.5 billion people remain a small share of the world’s seven billion. Museveni cautioned against what he termed the “politics of identity,” rooted in divisions of tribe…

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Moroccan Delegation Forced to Sit Beside Sahrawi Representatives After Failed Bid to Block Participation at Arab-African Youth Conference

By HICGI News Agency – Updated at 1620 EAT on Saturday 11th October 2025 KAMPALA, UGANDA – In a development highlighting shifting regional dynamics, the Moroccan delegation was compelled to sit alongside representatives of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR) during the Arab-African Youth Conference in Kampala, Uganda, after unsuccessful attempts to block Sahrawi participation….

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